五、词汇运用(每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式,使短文通顺、连贯。
Harold Jones is 100 years old. He has been walking about 40 circles every day in his garden since 2020. At first，he just walked for exercise. Now，Jones 46. (use) his circles to help others.
In the 47. ______ (begin)，Jones just had a target(目标)of raising 1,000，which seemed a lot to him. But he soon collected more than that. So far，he 48. ______ (raise) over 43,000 for charity. The old man walked 41,550 circles around the back of his home.
Jones walks in all weather，but he does fewer circles during 49. (rain) conditions. He does 20 circles after breakfast and then does 20 more circles after lunch.
Jones 50. (give) the idea by Tom Moore，who raised money for the National Health Service. Moore，a 99-year-old man，walked 51. (slow) with the help of a walking tool in the garden. And he raised 17 million.
Although Jones began walking just for exercise，he saw what Moore did and he chose 52. (collect) donations for charity. Jones didn't expect to walk 53. (far) than Moore，but he did.
When Jones reached his early target，he just continued. His 54. (survey) now find what communities need. More and more people join him.
Jones has received a Points of Light Award. He is surprised by this. He promises that he 55. (keep) serving others in his life.

46. is using/uses 47. beginning 48. has raised 49. rainy 50. was given 51. slowly 52. to collect 53. farther/further 54. surveys 55. will keep

【分析】
做这类语篇型词汇运用题，需先通读短文把握主旨，再结合每个句子的时态、语态、词性要求、固定搭配及上下文语境，将括号内单词转换为正确形式填空。具体步骤：1. 确定每个空在句中的成分，判断所需词性；2. 根据时间标志词、主语人称、语态等确定时态；3. 结合固定搭配、比较级标志等调整单词形式。
【解析】
46. 由时间状语now可知，此处可用一般现在时（主语Jones为第三人称单数，谓语用uses）或现在进行时（is using），故填is using/uses；
47. 固定搭配in the beginning意为“起初”，需将动词begin转换为名词beginning，故填beginning；
48. so far是现在完成时的标志，主语为he，故填has raised；
49. 此处修饰名词conditions，需用形容词，将名词rain转换为形容词rainy，故填rainy；
50. 主语Jones是动作give的承受者，应用一般过去时的被动语态（结构：was/were+过去分词），主语为单数，故填was given；
51. 此处修饰动词walked，需用副词，将形容词slow转换为副词slowly，故填slowly；
52. 固定搭配choose to do sth.意为“选择做某事”，故填to collect；
53. 由than可知此处用比较级，far的比较级为farther或further，故填farther/further；
54. 谓语动词find为原形，说明主语是复数，将名词survey变为复数surveys，故填surveys；
55. 此处是宾语从句，主句为一般现在时，从句表将来动作，用一般将来时will keep，故填will keep。
【答案】
46. is using/uses 47. beginning 48. has raised 49. rainy 50. was given 51. slowly 52. to collect 53. farther/further 54. surveys 55. will keep
【知识点】
动词时态、词性转换、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查语篇语境下的词汇运用，涵盖基础语法（时态、语态、词性）和固定搭配，需结合上下文灵活运用知识，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、短文填空(每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
"Look in my eyes! Tell me why!" Have you found yourself listening to "ancient people" online 56. r?
Creative vloggers(视频博主)are using AI technology to bring some famous people from 57. h，like Tang Dynasty poets Li Bai and Du Fu，"back to life". These videos have become more popular，showing these ancient icons speaking in a modern 58. l.
In one video，Du Fu talks about his special experience during the An-Shi Rebellion(755-763). In another video，Ming Dynasty 59. m scientist Li Shizhen makes fun of modern lifestyles，like trying to be healthy by 60. d goji berry water but still staying up late.
"The videos make me want to learn more about important ancient people. I didn't know much about their stories 61. b，" said Wang Jiayi，15，from Shandong.
However，the new trend isn't for everyone. The way these ancient people 62. s，in high tones and always asking questions，causes some people to be angry. "They're too pushy，which is different from how they really were，" said 14-year-old Wang Shuotong from Jiangsu.
Xia Bo'en，14，from Hubei，63. f the same. But he was very surprised to find that he could remember almost everything they said about their own interesting 64. e and great achievements. It was thanks to the speaking style in the videos.
These videos use a more modern way to let ancient people "speak for themselves". But "we should be 65. c with these videos，making sure they are not sharing fake information，" noted Nanfang Daily.

56. recently 57. history 58. language 59. medical 60. drinking 61. before 62. speak 63. felt 64. experiences 65. careful

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空题，需先通读全文理解短文大意，再结合各题首字母提示、上下文语境、固定搭配及语法知识逐一确定单词。解题思路为：先把握文章主题（AI技术让古代名人“复活”的视频及大众评价），再逐空分析，根据空格在句中的成分、前后语境及首字母匹配合适的单词，最后检查形式是否正确。
【解析】
1. 通读全文，明确短文围绕AI技术让古代名人“复活”的视频展开，涉及大众对这类视频的不同看法。
2. 逐空解析：
56. 空格修饰动词listening，需用副词，结合语境“最近在网上听古代人说话”，首字母r，填recently。
57. 空格后举例李白、杜甫为古代历史人物，首字母h，填history。
58. 固定搭配“in a modern language”（用现代语言），首字母l，填language。
59. 李时珍是明代医学科学家，首字母m，填medical。
60. 介词by后接动名词，“喝枸杞水”，首字母d，填drinking。
61. 过去否定句表达“之前不了解他们的故事”，首字母b，填before。
62. 空格作谓语，结合“高声”可知是说话的方式，首字母s，填speak。
63. 主语为第三人称单数，需用过去式，表达“有同样的感觉”，首字母f，填felt。
64. 与achievements并列，指“有趣的经历”，需用复数形式，首字母e，填experiences。
65. 固定搭配“be careful with”（小心对待），首字母c，填careful。
【答案】
recently, history, language, medical, drinking, before, speak, felt, experiences, careful
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题考查英语综合运用能力，需结合首字母、语境及语法知识解题，涉及副词、名词、形容词、动名词等多种词性，难度适中，能有效检测学生的词汇掌握和语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6